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    Linear vs Non-Linear way of making music

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    Posted · Edited by psn

    It's basically simple Boolean logic, isn't it? If - then - else constructions.

    On the signal level, it can be as simple as a comparator that sends out a trigger once the amplitude goes above or below a threshold. Squarepusher mentions this technique in an old, German interview about Go Plastic:

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    On the Orville I built a synthesizer which permanently changes its signal flow, and partially also the modules, depending on logic circuits, levels or modulation sources. For instance, the tones that sound like a mix between delay and extreme time stretching were realised with a peak detector circuit. As soon as a loop falls between a threshold, the last segment of the loop is repeated, until the threshold is exceeded again. The length of the segment is decided by an average between level drop over time and the modulation sources. It would be too much to explain the algorithms and the logic elements, but you can hear it all on the album.

    Boolean conditions are easy to implement in the modular world (including Max), with AND/OR modules, inverters, comparators, clock dividers, counters, ADSR envelopes generating End Of Cycle triggers, etc.

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    the watmm GAS thread

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    Posted · Edited by psn

    On 4/20/2022 at 10:36 AM, dcom said:

    I was on the fence about Polyend Tracker (but decided on it anyway), my alternative was Toraiz Squid - any opinions/experience on that one - or other similar products? MPC One? MC-707?

    I sold the Tracker after a couple of days with the M8 headless. The GUI is ridiculously fast, powerful and minimal. Muscle memory kicks in instantly and it feels more like playing a game, zipping between micro edits and macro structures.

    The major drawback with the headless version is that it needs to do MIDI via USB/computer, so there's a substantial delay if you want to combine internal and external synthesis. The hardware M8 has perfect sync, apparently. On the other hand, my ageing eyes and back appreciates the headless version, as it provides a much larger screen via my PC and the improved ergonomics of sitting in a good chair with a game controller.

    Considering buying the hardware version, but think I'm too old. Maybe there will be a v2 eventually, with individual audio outs, an HDMI socket and USB controller inputs? ?

    the watmm GAS thread

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    Posted · Edited by psn

    Be aware that the internal sound engine of the Tracker is about 25-30 ms delayed behind the outgoing MIDI sequences. A total pain in the ass if you want to work with hardware only, as the the only viable workaround is to monitor/record through a DAW and set up track delays for all the MIDI tracks.
     
    Polyend has been trying to patch the issue since before version 1.3, and there still doesn't seem to be a fix available in the 1.6 beta:
     
    Just listen to this mess. "Always in sync", LOL.
     

    Overmono - Cash Romantic (EP) [XL]

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    14 minutes ago, thumbass said:

    Wouldn't you say the title track is like III's front though? Both focus on the beat programming with a melody getting introduced way into the track. They can't keep making iiis front copies so it's a nice change.

    Good observation, hadn't stuck me.

    Edit: iii's Front also has a pretty clear nod to Touch Absence.

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